Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

Sun_Addict

Occasionally I have to pass my mum’s old house and it feels weird to see it and think probably more than one family will have lived there since. 

redofromstart

I think I'm quite lucky that my parents have moved twice since I left home, no attachment whatsoever. Love the sound of the blue bowl and daffodils.  My white hyacinths are pink which annoyed me 🤣

greenbee

redofromstart said:

I think I'm quite lucky that my parents have moved twice since I left home, no attachment whatsoever. Love the sound of the blue bowl and daffodils.  My white hyacinths are pink which annoyed me 🤣

I was given blue hyacinths for Christmas - in a very pretty wooden box which leaks when you water it - they're over now, I've cut the flowers off but the leaves are still going. What do I do next?

HairyHandofDartmoor

redofromstart said:

I think I'm quite lucky that my parents have moved twice since I left home, no attachment whatsoever. Love the sound of the blue bowl and daffodils.  My white hyacinths are pink which annoyed me 🤣

The purple crocuses I bought last year are yellow which annoyed me 🤣

HairyHandofDartmoor

I'm attached to the house because they lived there for over 30 years. My children grew up playing in the garden and we had many lovely family get togethers there over the years. So many happy memories in that house and garden.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Sun_Addict said:

Occasionally I have to pass my mum’s old house and it feels weird to see it and think probably more than one family will have lived there since. 

Yes it must feel very strange SA.

redofromstart

@greenbee, generally they are heat treated to grow early so the standard advice is that you let them die down and the bulbs take some food in before you plant them outside. 

Cherryfudge

greenbee said:

I was given blue hyacinths for Christmas - in a very pretty wooden box which leaks when you water it - they're over now, I've cut the flowers off but the leaves are still going. What do I do next?

I had blue hyacinths in a basket last year - I left them in the garden (ensuring they had water and drainage) all summer and brought them in again. I haven't done the fancy stuff the commercial growers do to convince them to flower at Christmas so they have no buds yet, and are tall and a bit leggy due to indoor heat - but they are thriving. I think once the frosts are gone, I'll plant them in the garden. Honeysucklelou might well have a way of bringing them back to indoor flowering, though, she gave me good advice on a hippeastrum a year or so back.

Onebrokelady

It is strange to see an empty house or other people living there,I remember when my sister died and my brother in law sold their house,the thought of not going there ever again just about killed me,I was very close to my sister and her house had only happy memories for me, for instance I remember being there when I found out i was pregnant for DD2 😊 plus all the family get togethers, I think I will find it strange when my parents are no longer at their house but I don't have an emotional attachment to that house because it holds too many bad memories for me and I couldn't wait to leaves I don't think I will feel upset as such 

HairyHandofDartmoor

Onebrokelady said:

It is strange to see an empty house or other people living there,I remember when my sister died and my brother in law sold their house,the thought of not going there ever again just about killed me,I was very close to my sister and her house had only happy memories for me, for instance I remember being there when I found out i was pregnant for DD2 😊 plus all the family get togethers, I think I will find it strange when my parents are no longer at their house but I don't have an emotional attachment to that house because it holds too many bad memories for me and I couldn't wait to leaves I don't think I will feel upset as such 

That must have been very sad for you OBL .